The Latest Breaking News from Japan

Australia is preparing to welcome fully vaccinated international tourists once more in less than a fortnight, but where are the tourists likely to come from, and how easy will it be for them to return home?

Kuchisabishii. If you know what this Japanese term means, you must have already linked it to lockdown binge eating by now. If you don't know what it is, by the time you read this article you will feel like you have been doing it all these years.

Experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency will visit Japan’s wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant next week to review plans to begin releasing more than a million tons of treated radioactive water into the sea

BEIJING -- Japan took home the bronze in team figure skating at the Beijing Olympics on Monday, its first-ever medal in this event.

Embattled Japanese technology giant Toshiba plans to split into two companies, one focused on infrastructure and the other on devices, in its latest effort to placate unhappy shareholders. As part of the proposed plan, Tokyo-based Toshiba Corp. intends to sell its joint venture stake in Toshiba Carrier Corp. to the…

Embattled Japanese technology giant Toshiba says it plans to split into two companies, one focused on infrastructure and the other on devices, as it tries to placate unhappy shareholders

BEIJING -- Ryoyu Kobayashi won the normal hill event on Sunday, giving Japan its first gold medal in men's ski jumping in 24 years and its first gold overall at the Beijing Winter Olympics.

Russian figure skaters claimed the team gold medal at the Beijing Games on Monday, with Kamila Valieva landing the first quadruple jumps by a woman in Olympic competition. The United States took silver while Japan clinched the bronze. The Russians had sewn up the gold even before the women's singles…

This could be a sign that a path has been clarified for Europe to return to nuclear power. Japan should refer to the move as an effective means of both maintaining a stable supply of electricity and achieving decarbonization.

Police rescue Keir Starmer from protesters; Sweden move comes as country plans to remove Omicron restrictions on Wednesday

The first Monday of the XXIV Olympic Winter Games